A fancy, formal, or sophisticated way to describe something as "smelly" is to use terms like malodorous, fetid, putrid, rancid, pungent, or mephitic. "Malodorous" is a formal medical and scientific term meaning having a bad smell or foul odor. "Fetid" and "putrid" describe strong, offensive stenches associated with rotting organic matter or decay. Utilizing these elevated vocabulary terms adds literary elegance and precision when describing unpleasant olfactory sensations in formal writing, culinary critiques, or medical documentation.
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